The Mexican community in Madrid has around 187 restaurants, according to the Casa de México in Spain. The Mexican population in the region nearly doubled in a decade, increasing from 13,826 residents in 2016 to 27,259 in 2025.
Madrid has around 187 Mexican restaurants, a figure that the Casa de México in Spain attributes to the growth of the Mexican community in the region, as reported by massinformacion.com.mx. The Mexican population in the Community of Madrid rose from 13,826 people in 2016 to 27,259 in 2025, effectively doubling in a decade.
Of that total, 10,633 Mexicans live in the city of Madrid. Almost half of the registered residents are concentrated in the districts of Chamartín, Salamanca, Chamberí, Moncloa-Aravaca, and Retiro, areas with high rents, according to figures from the Madrid City Council. The Mexican community is the eleventh largest Latin American nationality in the region.
This phenomenon coincides with the overall increase in the Latin American population in the capital, which surpassed one million people in December 2024, approximately one in every seven inhabitants. Mario Sorribas-Fierro, a professor at OBS Business School, describes this growth as a “taco boom” that has transcended Madrid and spread to other European cities.
The phenomenon is related to the increase of the Mexican community, tourism from Mexico, and the Spanish public's interest in a cuisine that goes beyond the tex-mex offering,” says Sorribas-Fierro.
One case is Eli Cervantes, a 26-year-old Mexican who arrived in Madrid in 2023 to study for a master's degree and later opened Pancito Perrón with her partner, an Italian chef. The establishment is located on Ronda de Atocha and started by selling bread made in a rented bakery in Alcobendas. The couple invested between 80,000 and 100,000 euros to open the venue, using their savings and family resources.
Pancito Perrón began with bread and coffee and later added drinks and dishes such as chilaquiles and tortas, with prices ranging from two to 11 euros. Cervantes estimates that around 70 percent of her regular customers are Mexican, although she also receives Spanish diners.
The Mexican Zenén Jaimes, 36, arrived in Madrid in 2016 to study at IE and invested nearly 100,000 euros to open Trompo, a taquería on Calle Gaztambide inspired by Mexico City. Jaimes claims he has regular Mexican customers as well as Spanish ones.
Among the investments of Mexican restaurant chains in Madrid is El Bajío, which has 19 branches.
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